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Isaiah Colbert

Isaiah Colbert is an Aftermath contributor and freelance writer who loves to write things about anime and put them on the internet.

Criterion’s Mobile Closet Wasn’t About The Van—It Was About IRL Friendships We Made Along The (Five-Hour) Way

Criterion president Peter Becker reflects on how Closet Picks evolved from a spontaneous idea into a beloved ritual among cinephiles for its 40th anniversary roadshow celebration.

October 20, 2025

100 Meters Is A Soulful Gem About The Poetry Of Running

Studio Rock’N Roll Mountain’s rotoscope take on Uoto’s track manga unearths raw truths and soulful cadence with every thunderous footfall

100 Meters Director On Capturing The Art And Agony Of Track And Field Through Rotoscope Animation

Kenji Iwaisawa hopes his film adaptation will be “the first of its kind” to bring the quiet intensity of track to the big screen

VTuber Mori Calliope’s Anime Dream Came Full Circle In Creating Gachiakuta’s New Theme Song

Mori Colliope's longtime love for Gachiakuta’s manga and her close bond with creator Kei Urana helped shape its explosive new song “Let’s Just Crash”

One Battle After Another Is An Instant Classic That Plays Fast And Loose With Its Politics 

One Battle After Another is an instant popcorn classic that explores the murky, ugly side of revolution and the sexual hangups of fascism.

Netflix’s Kiss Or Die Is Yakuza’s Cringiest Eroge Substory Turned Into A Full-Blown Variety Show

A sketch show with comedians, AV actresses, and a high-budget production that's more insufferable than entertaining

September 24, 2025

What’s Harder To Draw: Horses Or Kisses? We Asked An Expert

Castlevania’s Samuel Deats explains the technical night-mare behind drawing moving horses and intimate kisses

September 16, 2025